The Northern Renaissance 1.2 The Northern Renaissance
Northern Renaissance Cities rebuild as plague ends (1450s) France and England have strong monarchs who are patrons of the Arts Realism a key topic in paintings Flanders center of northern Renaissance art
Authors reform society Humanists criticize church Focus of humanists = education Promote education of women and girls Famous Humanists Erasmus – made fun of greedy scholars and arrogant priests Thomas More – writes Utopia Utopia = perfect society
Shakespeare Shakespeare considered by many to be best playwright ever Plays show understanding of human feelings Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, Hamlet, Othello
Gutenberg’s Printing Press Considered to be the greatest invention of millennium Uses Chinese invention of movable block type Old process too slow to satisfy thirst for knowledge
Gutenberg’s Printing Press Johannes Gutenberg perfects process Cuts production time of books from 1 book in 5 months to 500 books in 5 months Animation of printing press http://iml.jou.ufl.edu/projects/Fall04/Phillips/press.jpg